We are currently seeking applicants for the following open positions:
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Teaching Artists
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Actors
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External Relations Coordinator
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Teaching Artists
The majority of Philadelphia Young Playwrights’ Core Programs take place on-site at schools during the school day and after-school with students K-12 in the Greater Philadelphia Area; however, some special programs and classes take place at arts and community facilities throughout Philadelphia throughout the calendar year.
To execute these programs to the highest quality, we ask our teaching artists to: be an active theatre professional in the Philadelphia area, be available to teach a long residency format (2-8 months) and to have experience teaching on-site at schools. Prior experience partnering with classroom teachers is a plus. We welcome theatre artists of all disciplines to our roster, but ask that all teaching artists have a solid understanding of the playwriting process and/or significant experience in new play development.
Currently Young Playwrights maintains a roster of 25 – 30 teaching artists.
Interested in teaching for us?
Submit a resume, references, sample lesson plan, and cover letter to Director of Education & Programs Services Mindy A. Early at mindy@phillyyoungplaywrights.org. Materials may be submitted at any time; however, the pandemic has changed our current needs and we will be reviewing and responding to a limited number of submissions until Fall of 2021.
The majority of Philadelphia Young Playwrights’ Core Programs take place on-site at schools during the school day and after-school with students K-12 in the Greater Philadelphia Area; however, some special programs and classes take place at arts and community facilities throughout Philadelphia throughout the calendar year.
To execute these programs to the highest quality, we ask our teaching artists to: be an active theatre professional in the Philadelphia area, be available to teach a long residency format (2-8 months) and to have experience teaching on-site at schools. Prior experience partnering with classroom teachers is a plus. We welcome theatre artists of all disciplines to our roster, but ask that all teaching artists have a solid understanding of the playwriting process and/or significant experience in new play development.
Currently Young Playwrights maintains a roster of 25 – 30 teaching artists.
Interested in teaching for us?
Submit a resume, references, sample lesson plan, and cover letter to Director of Education & Programs Services Mindy A. Early at mindy@phillyyoungplaywrights.org. Materials may be submitted at any time; however, the pandemic has changed our current needs and we will be reviewing and responding to a limited number of submissions until Fall of 2021.
Actors
Philadelphia Young Playwrights has a community of actors who primarily work in our core program, providing feedback and performing cold reads of our students’ original work during classroom visits led by PYP teaching artists. Actor visits are scheduled on an ongoing basis, typically with 1 to 3 weeks notice. Most take place during the school day. All PYP actors are required to fill out clearance paperwork (covered by PYP), and our actor rate is $35/hr. Actors in our community are also given priority casting in productions with PYP and our producing partners.
As an organization which serves the Greater Philadelphia area, we place high priority on building and maintaining a community of actors which proportionally aligns with the demographics of the students and communities we serve.
We accept submissions from actors with the following qualifications:
- experience in new play development (have worked on at least one new play with the playwright involved in the rehearsal process)
- experience working with young people (have worked with students on a play, have worked as an instructor / assistant instructor)
- experience with Philadelphia Young Playwrights programs, including participating in the program as a student or as a classroom teacher
- strong ability as a cold reader
- hold a degree in theatre and/or have substantial professional experience
- passion for our mission of using theatre as a tool to tap the potential for youth and inspire learning through playwriting
Interested in acting for us?
Qualified applicants should submit a headshot and resume to programs@phillyyoungplaywrights.orgprograms@phillyyoungplaywrights.org. Materials may be submitted at any time; however, the pandemic has changed our current needs and we will be reviewing a limited number of submissions until Fall of 2021.
Philadelphia Young Playwrights has a community of actors who primarily work in our core program, providing feedback and performing cold reads of our students’ original work during classroom visits led by PYP teaching artists. Actor visits are scheduled on an ongoing basis, typically with 1 to 3 weeks notice. Most take place during the school day. All PYP actors are required to fill out clearance paperwork (covered by PYP), and our actor rate is $35/hr. Actors in our community are also given priority casting in productions with PYP and our producing partners.
As an organization which serves the Greater Philadelphia area, we place high priority on building and maintaining a community of actors which proportionally aligns with the demographics of the students and communities we serve.
We accept submissions from actors with the following qualifications:
- experience in new play development (have worked on at least one new play with the playwright involved in the rehearsal process)
- experience working with young people (have worked with students on a play, have worked as an instructor / assistant instructor)
- experience with Philadelphia Young Playwrights programs, including participating in the program as a student or as a classroom teacher
- strong ability as a cold reader
- hold a degree in theatre and/or have substantial professional experience
- passion for our mission of using theatre as a tool to tap the potential for youth and inspire learning through playwriting
Interested in acting for us?
Qualified applicants should submit a headshot and resume to programs@phillyyoungplaywrights.orgprograms@phillyyoungplaywrights.org. Materials may be submitted at any time; however, the pandemic has changed our current needs and we will be reviewing a limited number of submissions until Fall of 2021.
External Relations Coordinator
This part time position is responsible for all social media outlets, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, as well as organization email marketing and newsletters. This position also handles database entry and acknowledgement communications for Individual and Grant donations to the organization. This position works with the Managing Director to maintain the organization website. The External Relations Coordinator reports to the Managing Director and also works closely with the Executive Director for messaging guidance. Occasionally, this position may have the opportunity to manage other staff or interns on related projects.
Weekly
Monthly
Yearly (These are projects that occur at one point in the year only)
About the Position:
The ideal candidate for this position is organized, proactive and creative. Some design skills are required - knowledge of Canva or other web-based design applications is a plus, as is comfort with social media platforms including Instagram and Facebook. The ability to self-lead projects from start to finish, and the ability to work collaboratively are important. This candidate will enjoy writing and the storytelling of PYP’s organizational voice in all external communications and be detail oriented. Comfort required in drafting organizational messaging, receiving and implementing constructional feedback necessary, as well as feature/column writing from start to finish.
This hourly position pays $20 per hour, and is contracted for 750 hours each fiscal year (September 1 - August 31), which averages 14 hours per week. Actual weekly work hours will be in the 10-12 hours/week range, with flex hours for the monthly and yearly projects. Working hours are flexible and most can occur outside of “normal” 9-5 hours as desired. Benefits include paid time off and access to an Employee Assistance Program.
At this time, Young Playwrights is working 100% remotely, with remote staff meetings Tuesday at 3:30pm. When we return to the office, in-person attendance at weekly meetings with staff will be required, Schedule TBD. Young Playwrights recognizes that in person meetings help to foster and maintain the culture of the organization.
To apply: Please submit the following materials to Managing Director Lindsay Mauck via email at lindsay@phillyyoungplaywrights.org.
Subject Line: LAST NAME External Relations Coordinator Application
Please submit files together as one PDF (preferred), or as separate Files. Please start each file name with your last name - example “Mauck Writing Sample 1”.
Deadline: 5/14/21
This part time position is responsible for all social media outlets, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, as well as organization email marketing and newsletters. This position also handles database entry and acknowledgement communications for Individual and Grant donations to the organization. This position works with the Managing Director to maintain the organization website. The External Relations Coordinator reports to the Managing Director and also works closely with the Executive Director for messaging guidance. Occasionally, this position may have the opportunity to manage other staff or interns on related projects.
Weekly
- Design, Manage, and Implement Social Media postings for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn
- Manage & Design email marketing for the organization, including list management
- Database Entry- Input individual and grant donations into Total Info
- Process, File & Send Thank You letters/emails for the above
- Update TY spreadsheet for Executive Director
- Website updates as needed
Monthly
- Utilize planning spreadsheet for advanced planning to cover upcoming events and programs
- Track Metrics for success across platforms, and make suggestions for utilizing a small budget for promoted posts.
- Meet periodically with Management Team/Development Consultant for strategy discussions and around tieing social media to upcoming events/fundraising
- Periodically Enter/update VIP contact information at direction of Executive Director & Managing Director
- Coordinate with staff and interns for gathering required info/photos/testimonials etc for Social Media posts.
- Monthly Organizational email newsletter planning, design, and distribution
- Monthly Teaching Artist and Teacher email newsletter planning, design, and distribution.
Yearly (These are projects that occur at one point in the year only)
- Assist biannually with Fundraising communication mailings- this can include list pulling/cleaning, mail merges, as well as physical mail activities.
- Specialty Fundraising/Social Media Events (like Giving Tuesday)
- Assist Managing Director with Literary Committee Administration
About the Position:
The ideal candidate for this position is organized, proactive and creative. Some design skills are required - knowledge of Canva or other web-based design applications is a plus, as is comfort with social media platforms including Instagram and Facebook. The ability to self-lead projects from start to finish, and the ability to work collaboratively are important. This candidate will enjoy writing and the storytelling of PYP’s organizational voice in all external communications and be detail oriented. Comfort required in drafting organizational messaging, receiving and implementing constructional feedback necessary, as well as feature/column writing from start to finish.
This hourly position pays $20 per hour, and is contracted for 750 hours each fiscal year (September 1 - August 31), which averages 14 hours per week. Actual weekly work hours will be in the 10-12 hours/week range, with flex hours for the monthly and yearly projects. Working hours are flexible and most can occur outside of “normal” 9-5 hours as desired. Benefits include paid time off and access to an Employee Assistance Program.
At this time, Young Playwrights is working 100% remotely, with remote staff meetings Tuesday at 3:30pm. When we return to the office, in-person attendance at weekly meetings with staff will be required, Schedule TBD. Young Playwrights recognizes that in person meetings help to foster and maintain the culture of the organization.
To apply: Please submit the following materials to Managing Director Lindsay Mauck via email at lindsay@phillyyoungplaywrights.org.
Subject Line: LAST NAME External Relations Coordinator Application
- short conversational cover letter (2 paragraph max) that introduces us to your style, interests, and perspective
- Resume
- 2 writing samples - preferably from social media platforms, blog applications, or e-newsletters, and
- 2 design material samples
Please submit files together as one PDF (preferred), or as separate Files. Please start each file name with your last name - example “Mauck Writing Sample 1”.
Deadline: 5/14/21
